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(11) | EP 1 522 282 A3 |
(12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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(54) | Hip prosthesis with a modular acetabular cup assembly |
(57) An acetabular cup assembly (10) includes a shell component (14), a liner component
(12), and means for retaining the liner (12) in the shell (14) including a spherical
profile thread (42,23) spiraling around a portion of each of the shell (14) and liner
(12). |